رمسٌ بِهِ مِن بَني العَوراءِ مُرتَحَلُ

أَجرى العُيونَ لَدَى تَرحالِهِ أَسَفا

A noble rider of long ancestry has departed,

leaving eyes flowing with tears as he went away.

ناحَتْ عَلَيهِ العُلَى وَالمَكرُماتُ كَما

أَبكى المَحابِرَ والأقلامَ وَالصُحُفا

The exalted ones grieved for him, as did

the ink, the pens and the pages.

مَرَّتْ عَلى الخَيرِ وَالإِحسانِ مُدَّتهُ

حَتّى ثَوى في جِوارِ اللَّهِ مُنصَرِفا

His days passed in goodness and kindness

until he came to rest near God’s side.

فَقُلتُ لَمَّا مَضى أَرِّخ لِساحتِهِ

في جانبِ العَرشِ روفائيلُ قَد وَقَفا

When he passed away I said: On the side

of the Throne stands Raphael recording his merits.